This is the longest and most challenging section to hike, but it is also the most rewarding by far. This section was discontinued as a result of the Hurricane of Sept 21, 1938 which obliterated several sections of fill and damaged the grade beyond repair. Some of these washouts are shown here. The section is about 8 Miles long (from the dam to mountain mills). If you plan to hike it solo expect a long 16 Mile trip. You will be rewarded by seeing some pretty massive washouts, finding old rail ties which have been in place since the 1920s. You may even stumble upon a few old rail spikes, braces or other such relics. There are a few pretty fantastic Rock cuts, the most interesting of them are cut into turns. One of the old washouts even had the old concrete water culvert still intact.
This page photo documents the section starting at the gate which is about 1 mile south of the main gate (it is a thousand feet or so south of the cabins) and runs all the way to the dam. I will get pictures of Mountain mills to the gate some other time! Enjoy the pictures.
A slideshow which animates the entire journey can be found here (18.5 MB, it is rather huge) I would encourage you watch this slideshow as it adds a whole new dimension to the journey.
Please keep in mind these pictures are sequential from north to south. I have more pictures which are semi sequential from south to north and are of other things of interest. I would encourage you to also take a look at these, especially if you find the pictures on this page to be boring.
This map shows where every single picture was taken. I have labeled every 5 so you can guide yourself. Blue means they were not included in the slide show. Red indicated they were. Use this as a guide. All pictures are present on this page.
